I would have killed myself years ago if it weren't for the fact that I’m pretty sure death is the only thing more terrible than life.

I happen to be immature, undisciplined, and self-centered, pretty much a little boy in a man's body, although I'd appreciate it if you didn't quote me on that.-Bobby Tom

Imagining that you are deep and complex, but others are simple, is one of the primary signs of malignant selfishness.

When you build a relationship with your inner self, you will never be alone.

I wonder if it's a special sin to lie to a nun

Doing an injury puts you below your enemy; revenging one make you but even with him; forgiving it sets you above him.

Before we take to the sea, we walk on land. . . Before we create, we must understand. . .

Paying good wages is not charity at all-it is the best kind of business.

It is manlike to punish but godlike to forgive. [Ger., Menschlich ist es bloss zu strafen Aber gottlich zu verzeihn.]

These are the voices which we hear in solitude, but they grow faint and inaudible as we enter into the world.

You can tell how smart people are by what they laugh at.